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11 Aug 2011

Ship Ahoi

{ Fabric boat for a budding captain - in no time}

I made these little fabric boats for the fair last weekend. They are absolutely easy to make and you can make one in less than an hour. I think they make a perfect gift for a little boy, and can be attached to the buggy with a plastic link, used as a mini cushion or as a rassel if you decide to put a bell inside.You can use up those little pieces of fabric which are two big to throw away, but too small to use in a bigger project.

And here is a quick tutorial of how to make a fabric boat for the little man in your house, or whip up one quickly as a last minute gift.

Start by preparing your pattern. Here is how mine looked like, but you could make it bigger or smaller . My boat is about 25cm high. Use cardboard, it is easier to draw around on the fabric. ( And NO, i have not used my precious Fiscars to cut the cardboard, they just somehow made it on the picture).

You will need five different fabrics and three or four pieces of ribbon. Cut your fabric according to your pattern and press. NOTE: make sure you apply the pattern corectly so that you get two left sails and two right sails. The first time I got 4 left sails.

Machine stitch each pair of sails together.

You should now have two triangles for the sails of each side. Press the seams open.

With right sides facing each other, pin the bottom part of the boat to the sails and machine stitch. Press and it should look like photo 5.

With right sides together, pin and machine stitch. Do not forget to add your ribbons. See photo 7. Your boat should look like this. Now you are ready to sew.

Start sewing the boat at the bottom. Make sure you leave an opening big enough to turn the ready boat inside out and to fill it in with toy stuffing.

Fertig ( german for ready), your boat is ready; now you just need to turn it inside out out and press it.

Stuff the boat with toy stuffing and slip stitch the opening. Now you are ready to watch the eyes of that budding captain light up with delight when presented with this little boat.

If you make this project than do come back and post a link in the comments as I would love to see it.

Hi these are beautiful! I was looking for somewhere on your blog to contact you..but I couldn't find one..I have made one as a gift for a dear little newborn boy..and I was wondering if i could make a few of these to sell on my FB page? they are so sweet!

Hi. I've made one of these for my new Grandson.I was wondering if you'd mind if I made them (and maybe the Ladybird too) and sold them to raise money for CMV Action (a UK based CMV charity http://cmvaction.org.uk)

I came across this post through Pinterest so I made one last night! So much fun, used left over material from the baby bunting I made for my son's 'Sailboat Themed' room! Looks so cool :) Thanks a bunch!

Many thanks for sharing! Pictures of my sailboats will be available by the end of the month on my blog under : http://bit.ly/13fNYmJ. I obviously trackbacked your blog and tutorial from there! Thanks again.

so lovely! as a Welsh Nanny with two grandchildren, this will be a very useful pattern! Scale it up, maybe for cushions or doorstops, and scale it down, maybe for greetings cards? I am imagining some yacht-shaped bunting too! x

Nice information, valuable and excellent design, as share good stuff with good ideas and concepts, lots of great information and inspiration, both of which I need, thanks to offer such a helpful information here.puin afvoeren

I am HOOKED....thank you for your easy to follow instructions, these little boats are quick and easy to make..great project to use up any fabric remnants lying around...I made 10 today, I just kept sewing..

This is so unique! Love the pattern! This will definitely be a hit to little boys! Thank you so much for sharing! It was featured here, by the way: http://www.plushiepatterns.com/ships-ahoy-by-sew-and-the-city/

Pretty boats i really appreciate your work have you ever ride a real one last year i have great riding experience with Boat Cruise Dubai it is one of the best outdoor adventure in Dubai at very lower cost you may try and i am sure everyone gonna love it.

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